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Glow Getter Salad 🥕✨

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Want to put a little more glow on your plate? This colorful salad is loaded with vitamin A–rich foods like sweet potato, carrots, and leafy greens. It’s crunchy, creamy, colorful—and basically the edible equivalent of a good skincare day.

🥗 What You’ll Need

  • 2 cups baby spinach or kale
  • 1 small roasted sweet potato, cubed
  • 1 shredded carrot
  • 1/2 avocado, sliced
  • 2 tablespoons pumpkin seeds
  • 1/4 cup chickpeas
  • 2 tablespoons crumbled feta
  • Optional: a handful of fresh herbs

🍋 Easy Glow Dressing

Whisk together:

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon honey
  • 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • Pinch of salt and pepper

✨ Toss, Crunch & Glow

Pile your greens into a bowl and add the roasted sweet potato, carrot, avocado, chickpeas, feta, and pumpkin seeds. Drizzle with your dressing, give everything a good toss, and admire your masterpiece.

The colorful ingredients aren’t just pretty—they provide provitamin A carotenoids, which your body can convert to vitamin A. Vitamin A plays important roles in normal skin health, along with vision and immune function.

Pro tip: Vitamin A carotenoids are fat-soluble, so pairing colorful vegetables with healthy fats like olive oil and avocado is a tasty way to help your body absorb them.

Eat your rainbow, grab your fork, and let your lunch do a little of the glowing.

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Fresh, Easy & Totally Delicious: 3 Summer Salads to Keep You Cool

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Let’s be real, when the temps start creeping into the 80s and 90s, the last thing any of us want to do is turn on the oven. Summer is salad season, and I’m not talking about a sad little pile of lettuce. I mean crisp, colorful, flavor-packed bowls that feel just as satisfying as any hot meal. Whether you’re meal-prepping, picnic-packing, or just trying to beat the heat, here are three of my favorite summer salads that are light, refreshing, and never boring.

1. Watermelon, Feta & Mint Salad (aka Summer in a Bowl)
Sweet, salty, tangy, and ridiculously easy. Cube some juicy watermelon, crumble in some feta, toss in fresh mint leaves, and drizzle with a splash of lime juice or balsamic glaze. It’s fresh, bright, and perfect for cookouts or just eating straight from the bowl while hiding from the sun.

2. Chickpea, Cucumber & Herb Salad
This one’s protein-packed, crunchy, and super satisfying. Combine canned chickpeas (rinsed), chopped cucumber, red onion, cherry tomatoes, and lots of fresh parsley and dill. Dress it up with olive oil, lemon juice, salt, and pepper. Bonus: it holds up really well in the fridge.

3. Thai-Inspired Peanut Noodle Salad
Feeling something a little more filling? Cold rice noodles + shredded carrots, red cabbage, bell pepper, and cilantro tossed in a creamy peanut-lime dressing. Add grilled chicken or tofu if you want to bulk it up. It’s sweet, spicy, and totally crave-worthy.

So there you have it—three salads that’ll help you stay cool without sacrificing flavor. No stove, no stress, just pure summer goodness. 🥗✨

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